Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor cuts in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,100 level. Healthcare, realty and pharma shares declined, while FMCG, metal and media advanced on the NSE.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 39.69 points or 0.05% to 76,917.58. The Nifty 50 index lost 28.70 points or 0.12% to 24,056.70.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.30% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index shed 0.02%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,592 shares rose and 1,433 shares fell. A total of 213 shares were unchanged.

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